RTET / 3rd Grade Teacher : ‘Less than 55% marks in TET not eligible for 3rd grade teachers’

RTET / 3rd Grade Teacher : ‘Less than 55% marks in TET not eligible for 3rd grade teachers’

Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court on Saturday ordered that the aspirants who have scored less than 55 per cent marks in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) are not eligible for appointment in the third grade teachers’ recruitment process.

The court also ordered that if a candidate has taken the benefit of reservation before the recruitment process, he can be considered as a candidate in general category, but if, a candidate has availed benefit of reservation in the recruitment process, then he cannot be considered under the general category.

The court also directed the state government to follow the orders within three months. The order was passed by single-member bench of justice Manish Bhandari while hearing a petition filed by one Vikas Kumar and others. The court observed that only the NCTE can decide the eligibility criteria for appointment of third grade teachers.


News Source : http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/RAJ-JPR----less-than-55-marks-in-tet-not-eligible-for-3rd-grade-teachers----3890871-NOR.html / Bhaskar.com (7.10,12)